anna

Hi, and welcome to my resume page!


I’m a psychologist (M.Psych.) and engineer (M.Sc.Tech.) with 20+ years of experience at the intersection of people, organizations, and technology. I work as a freelancer and can help you with questions regarding work/personnel psychology and human factors.


⚲  Helsinki, Finland
✉︎ anna@aspelund.fi

Work experience

2025–

Freelance Specialist

  • Current co-operations with Psycon (2025–) and Safety Investigation Authority OTKES (2025–)

2023–2024

Doctoral Researcher

  • Full-time researcher in the Finnish Academy project ”Better Health at Home – Optimized Human-Centered Care of Predialysis and Home Dialysis Patients” (See list of publications below)

2018–2023

Work/Personnel Psychology Positions & Projects

  • Senior Consultant at Psycon (2022–2023)
  • Consultant at Psykologitoimisto Cresco / Momentous (2018–2022)
  • Career Coach at Tekniikan akateemiset TEK (2020–2022)

2010–2018

Human Factors Positions & Projects

  • Human factors projects in the Netherlands (2017–2018)
  • Human Factors Engineering Specialist (2015–2017) and Organization Consultant (2012–2014) at Fennovoima
  • Human factors projects for Teollisuuden voima (2012–2015) and Posiva (2014–2015)
  • Accident investigation projects for Safety Investigation Authority OTKES (2013–2016)
  • Inspector at Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK (2010–2011)

2003–2009

UX Research Positions

  • UX Manager at Idean (2008–2009)
  • UX Researcher & Manager at Nokia (2003–2007)

Education

Master of Psychology, University of Helsinki, 2010

Master of Science (Engineering Mathematics and Physics), Helsinki University of Technology, 2001

Publications

Aspelund, A., Viitanen, J., Hämäläinen, H., Rauta, V., & Lääveri, T. (2025). Clinician Experiences of Patient Access to Health Records–An Interview Study in Home Dialysis Care. In Context Sensitive Health Informatics: AI for Social Good (pp. 96-100). IOS Press.

Aspelund, A., Valkonen, P., Viitanen, J., & Rauta, V. (2024). Designing for Improved Patient Experiences in Home Dialysis: Usability and User Experience Findings From User-Based Evaluation Study With Patients With Chronic Conditions. JMIR Human Factors.